The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-07-09

the children entertained an audience
that overlooked into the church yard,
with songs and ROTATIONS. This was
followed by sermon appropriate to
Children's Day. Three children were
dedicated.
cat Mason, on June 9Th, the church
was beautiful with flowers and cheerful
with the songs of birds. At the close Of
the morning sermon to the children, four
were dedicated, and two members were
added to the church. The evening con-
cert by the Sunday.school closed day
long to be remembered by the large
number of people in attendance.
lowing to severe storm, Children's
services, which had been appointed for
June 9th, at Montgomery, was postponed
till the 10Th. This grand old church looked
beautiful under the skillful arrangement
OF growing plants and cut-howers, with
singing birds in the windows. A sermon
to the children was delivered at 3 P. NJ,
and three were dedicated.
Services here will be suspended few
weeks, while the church is being repair
ed. The money is raised, and with new
roof and other needed repairs, the Mont
gomery church will be as good as new"
We had pleasant visit on Monday
of this week, from Rev. 81. L. Garfield,
State Superintendent, who had spent
Sunday at Westville, with our church at
that place. He brought with him $40, the
full amount of the assessment for con-
vention purposes on that church for last
year, which makes thirty-seven churches
in all that have complied with this call,
in whole or in part. Under Br. Canfelds
management, three young men, Messrs.
Williams, Fisher and Marvin, from Tufts
Divinity school, have been brought into
The State, to work for our cause during
the summer vacation. This is good
stroke OF policy, for it adds, for time, to
our ministerial force; gives the young
men needed experience, and, best Of all
we hope it will be the means OF bringing
them permanently to the State, when
their school-days are over. Welcome to
the boys, and let us have more of them
next year.
Rev. @. P. Nash, pastor of Peru
church, reports the collection of the as
sessment upon that church for last year.
This brings all his circuit into line, in
whole or in part.
Mrs. W. G.. Littell, Vice. President
for Ohio, of the Woman's Centenary As
ISOLATION, is exceedingly anxious to have
good reports from all agents she has ap-
pointed. Let all the good women of
our church give heed to this call. The
money is divided equally with the parent
society, and with State enterprises. Sis
ter Littell will furnish all necessary in
struction to those addressing her at rs
Walnut street, Cincinnati.
AT the last Sunday-school Conven-
ton it was unanimously voted that the
proceeds OF the "fve-cent collections" be
donated to the State Convention to assist
in carrying on the missionary work Of
the Convention. Let pastors and Superin-
tendents inform the children of this fact
SO they may partake more largely OF the
missionary spirit now being aroused in
our church, and which is SO essential to
it's growth.
The State Superintendent has been
devoting some time in looking after the
welfare of pastorless churches, and the
good work accomplished is a rich COM
pensation for all the cost. He visits Nc
Connellville on July 10, and we trust will
be able to give our friends there some
substantial encouragement.
We announced recently bequest of
one thousand dollars to the Permanent
Fund of the Ohio Convention. The ex-
ample, is a good one, and one chat we
hope will be literally followed. The
fund, incomplete as it is, is already
source of great strength, and no minister
or member is loyal to the denomination,
who places any obstacle in the way of its
completion.